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Afterpay reveals US plans, economic impact

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
With consumers in the US now contributing the most to Afterpay's business, the BNPL provider has set in motion plans to list there as new research shows the economic impact of the service. Revealed in a quarterly update yesterday, Afterpay is working ...

Chief economist update: The pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
The music has stopped, should we cease dancing? Two consecutive days of losses on Wall Street is a very long time in financial markets so much so that "pundits struggle to explain stocks stumble", according to the Australian Financial Review (AFR). ...

Challenger to change annuity pricing

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
Challenger posted record life sales but warned investors of lower FY21 profits, as tighter credit spreads force it to change annuity pricing. The life business, which includes annuities and other products such as Challenger Index Plus, saw $1.37 billion ...

Perks names investment chair

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
Perks Private Wealth has appointed Ellerston Capital's chief investment officer as the chair of its investment committee. Christo Hall has been at Ellerston for over two years and was previously managing director - senior portfolio manager in the Asian ...

SuperFriend appoints chair

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
The workplace mental health and wellbeing organisation has appointed a former ANZ executive as chair, taking over from David Atkin. Elizabeth Proust has over 30 years' experience in leadership roles and spent eight years at ANZ including four years ...

MLC GM joins dealer group

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
The former general manager of MLC Financial Planning and the MLC advice network has jumped to a dealer group aligned with a real estate agent. Wealth Market, which is associated with Ray White and Loan Market, has appointed Jasia Fabig as national practice ...

Chief economist update: Copper 10,000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
Copper prices continue to rally and indications are it won't be long now until it recaptures the US$10,000 a tonne record it reached 10 years earlier. At the current price of US$9,415.00, copper's only 5.9% away and won't be long till it ...

MLC Life makes key appointments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
MLC Life Insurance has made two senior appointments within its finance team, hiring from TAL and Integrity Life. Lesley Mamelok, who was formerly the acting chief executive of Integrity Life, has been appointed general manager, finance and deputy chief ...

FSC proposes new advice model

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
Eradicating the Statement of Advice and the safe harbour steps are two recommendations that will help reduce red tape and make financial advice more affordable, according to the Financial Services Council. The financial services' peak body has laid ...

Granny flat tax exemption to become law

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
The government has commenced consultation on exposure draft legislation that will reduce the tax burden on granny flats in a move to prevent elder financial abuse. The legislation follows the budget announcement that the government would provide a targeted ...